Anacamptis - one more European Mediterranean terrestrial

[Roberta]

And one more genus - Anacamptis laxiflora
Of the two growths of Anacamptis laxiflora, one is somewhat darker. There is substantial color variation in the species.

[neophyte]

Wonderful! I think these might be Anacamptis morio though, or at least partly (do they make Anacamptis hybrids?). The green veining on the petals/sepals seems to be pretty characteristic of A. morio.

[Roberta]

The IDs on the tubers when I buy them can very definitely be incorrect. The taxonomy on these terrestrials is also pretty messy. Hybrids? probably not on purpose, but natural hybrids happen all the time - which is one reason that the taxonomy is messy. Add to that natural variation within species (also substantial) and that muddies the water some more.